Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia
Croatia: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia is 1.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.
Croatia ranks 33rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.0% | — |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 4 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 68.8% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,946 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.4% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,946 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,700 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,786 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia was 1.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
- How does Croatia rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Croatia ranks 33rd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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